Air-ship.



B. H. TINGLEY. AIR SHIP.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 1B, 1906.

Patented May 18, 19 09.v

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, AIR-SHIP.

Snecificationof Letters Patent. i

Patented May 18, 1909.

Application filed January 18, 1908, Serial No. 411,534.

To all whom it may concern:

- Be it known that I, BEN H. TINGLEY, a

citizen of the United-States of America, and

a. resident of the town of Hamilton, ill the 6 county of Skagitand Stateof Wasliington,

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Air-Ships, of whichthe follow 111%ls aspecification.

;Iy invention has for itsv rimary object the provision of an air shipimpno'ved construction, which can be easily controlledin its flight. r

A further object resides in the provision of a comparatively simpleconstruction, em-

readily get out 0 order.

. With the above and other objects in view, to be referred to thedescription progresses, the invention resides in the structural features', arrangement and combination of: arts hereinafter described andsuccinctly de ed in the appended claim.

Referring now to the accompanying drawing, in which like numerals ofreference indicate like parts throughout: Figure 1 is a view inperspective of an air ship constructed in accordance with my invention,-parts being broken away, and Fig. 2 is a vertical cross sectional viewthereof.

In carrying outmy invention, 1 provide a car, as 1, which may he of anydesired construction, said car having fixed to its side walls arms 2,which extend upwardly and have the bottom of the balloon 3 .pivotally 85connected thereto at a point substantially midway its length byhorizontally dis osedstub shafts 4. Balloon 8, as now consic ered,

is so constructed that by proper adjustment of the same from thehorizontal the air ship will be directed either upwardly or downwardly.For this purpose, said ballon is provided 'with a rigid, flat bottomwall 3 which serves as a rudder in effecting upward movement of the airshi 7, and a flexible upper Wall 3 which. is comparatively wide so as toafford a broad surface adapted to be exposed to the action of the airwhen it is desired to efiect'lowering of the air ship. The

' flexible upper wall 3" of the balloon may be formed o any suitablematerial and soot red to rigid bottom wall 3 in any desired mar oer.

b'odying but-few )arts which are not liable to T6 insure of a moresubstantial support frame to the lower portion of which stub shafts 4are secured, said frame embodying curved spaced members 5 extending overthe flexible upper wall 3 of the bottom and connected by a longitudinalbar 5". Members 5 are provided with lugs 6 which extend inwardly beneaththe rigid wall 3 and. being secured thereto, in any desired manner.

Reference numeral7 indicates a propeller, fixcdto a drive shaft 8,supported for rota.- tion in suitable bearings 9, fixed to the underface of wall 3. Power from a suitable mo- .tor, as 10', mounted in car 1is transmitted to shaft 8, by a cross shaft .11, which is directlyconnected to said motor, as by a chain 12.

Reference numeral 13 indicates a rudder aswill be readily understood.While rudder 13 may be otherwise mounted, I prefer to support the samefor horizontal swinging in a suitable bearing 14, journaled on the rearend of shaft .8 and in a rearwardly prpjecting arm 15, fixed to the rearof frame member 5. Fixed to the upper end portions of rudder 13 is across arm 16, to which flexible means 17, in the form of ropes or thelike are connected. Flexible means 17 extend through guides 18, 18', theformer of which are provided on'the outer ends of stub shafts 4, and thelatter in car 1, to a suitable controlling drum 19.

various angular positions, consists of ropes 20, connected to the endportions of said ed in the car.

If desired the car may be provided with wheels 22, which will supportthe air ship when it is on the ground.

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates of America, is:

An air ship comprising a car, a balloon, a frame comprising spacedmembers extending over said balloon, means rigidly connecting the saidspaced members, horizontally dis osed stub-shafts fixed to one of saidmemers, means secured to said car and pivotally supported on said stubshafts, a rearbeing afiorded the car, I provide an open for steering theair ship to the right or left,-

balloon and wound on a drum, as 21, mount- The means for'adjusting theballoon to Having thus described my invention, what wardly extending armfixed t0 the other Signed-at Seattle, washingtonthis 11 day {nembe' ofsaiddframe',da, ghaftiljournalelcll beof January 1908. owsali am anprovi e wit a. 1'0 e e1',a. I bearing journaled onthe rear end po itionof I G 5 said shaftm rudderjoprnaledinsaid bearing Witnesses:

and in said arm, and means for controlling WALTER S. FULTON, said rudderfrom said car; S. L. FOULKES.

